Stephen D. Gottfredson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen D. Gottfredson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen D. Gottfredson has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephen D. Gottfredson's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (4 papers). Stephen D. Gottfredson is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (4 papers). Stephen D. Gottfredson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Stephen D. Gottfredson's co-authors include Ralph B. Taylor, Sidney Brower, Laura J. Moriarty, Don M. Gottfredson, Seán McConville, William D. Garvey, G. Roger Jarjoura, William S. Laufer and Kathy L. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, American Journal of Community Psychology and Information Processing & Management.

In The Last Decade

Stephen D. Gottfredson

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Block Crime and Fear: Defensible Space, Local Social Ties... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Block Crime and Fear: Defensible Space, Local Social Ties, and Territorial Functioning
    1984 371 citations Ralph B. Taylor, Stephen D. Gottfredson et al. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen D. Gottfredson United States 16 967 280 240 156 85 25 1.3k
F. Clemente United States 12 481 0.5× 131 0.5× 53 0.2× 54 0.3× 146 1.7× 30 825
Steven Box United Kingdom 14 871 0.9× 182 0.7× 100 0.4× 23 0.1× 95 1.1× 22 1.2k
Edward S. Shihadeh United States 25 1.4k 1.5× 665 2.4× 162 0.7× 14 0.1× 326 3.8× 37 1.8k
Richard C. Rich United States 14 717 0.7× 574 2.0× 75 0.3× 6 0.0× 114 1.3× 28 1.4k
Wibecke Brun Norway 20 803 0.8× 78 0.3× 82 0.3× 98 0.6× 21 0.2× 33 1.6k
Jack R. Greene United States 21 1.4k 1.5× 223 0.8× 160 0.7× 13 0.1× 281 3.3× 57 1.9k
Dennis W. Roncek United States 17 1.5k 1.6× 454 1.6× 121 0.5× 6 0.0× 126 1.5× 25 1.9k
Charlotte Gill United States 17 1.2k 1.3× 260 0.9× 342 1.4× 14 0.1× 174 2.0× 48 1.5k
D. A. Dillman United States 14 906 0.9× 153 0.5× 67 0.3× 8 0.1× 87 1.0× 17 1.4k
Norris R. Johnson United States 15 748 0.8× 82 0.3× 93 0.4× 10 0.1× 28 0.3× 30 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Laura J. Moriarty. (2006). Clinical Versus Actuarial Judgments in Criminal Justice Decisions: Should One Replace the Other?. 19 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Laura J. Moriarty. (2005). Statistical Risk Assessment: Old Problems and New Applications. Crime & Delinquency. 52(1). 178–200. 150 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Don M. Gottfredson. (1993). THE LONG‐TERM PREDICTIVE UTILITY OF THE BASE EXPECTANCY SCORE. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 32(4). 276–290. 8 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Don M., et al.. (1989). Stakes and risk: Incapacitative intent in sentencing decisions. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 7(1). 91–106. 7 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Don M. & Stephen D. Gottfredson. (1988). Stakes and Risks in the Prediction of Violent Criminal Behavior. Violence and Victims. 3(4). 247–262. 15 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D.. (1987). Prediction: An Overview of Selected Methodological Issues. Crime and Justice. 9. 21–51. 41 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Seán McConville. (1987). America's Correctional Crisis: Prison Populations and Public Policy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Seán McConville. (1987). America's Correctional Crisis. Praeger eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ralph B. & Stephen D. Gottfredson. (1986). Environmental Design, Crime, and Prevention: An Examination of Community Dynamics. Crime and Justice. 8. 387–416. 130 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Don M. Gottfredson. (1986). Tools For Structuring Court Discretion: What Do They Work For And Why Don't They Work Better?. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 1(3). 268–285. 2 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D. & Don M. Gottfredson. (1985). Selective Incapacitation?. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 478(1). 135–149. 17 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ralph B., Stephen D. Gottfredson, & Sidney Brower. (1985). Attachment to place: Discriminant validity, and impacts of disorder and diversity. American Journal of Community Psychology. 13(5). 525–542. 102 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ralph B., Stephen D. Gottfredson, & Sidney Brower. (1984). Block Crime and Fear: Defensible Space, Local Social Ties, and Territorial Functioning. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 21(4). 303–331. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garvey, William D., et al.. (1984). A comparison of two major scientific information exchange processes in psychology: 1962 and 1976.. American Psychologist. 39(1). 11–21. 8 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ralph B., Stephen D. Gottfredson, & Sidney Brower. (1984). Neighborhood naming as an index of attachment to place. Population and Environment. 7(2). 103–125. 33 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Don M. & Stephen D. Gottfredson. (1982). Criminal Justice and (Reviewer) Behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 9(3). 259–272. 12 indexed citations
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Taylor, Ralph B., Stephen D. Gottfredson, & Sidney Brower. (1981). Territorial Cognitions and Social Climate in Urban Neighborhoods. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 2(4). 289–303. 33 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D.. (1978). Evaluating psychological research reports: Dimensions, reliability, and correlates of quality judgments.. American Psychologist. 33(10). 920–934. 201 indexed citations
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Gottfredson, Stephen D.. (1978). Evaluating psychological research reports: Dimensions, reliability, and correlates of quality judgments.. American Psychologist. 33(10). 920–934. 8 indexed citations
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Garvey, William D. & Stephen D. Gottfredson. (1976). Changing the system: Innovations in the interactive social system of scientific communication. Information Processing & Management. 12(3). 165–176. 18 indexed citations

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